TNT’s NBA preseason coverage will tip off Friday, Oct. 13, with a doubleheader featuring the San Antonio Spurs at the Houston Rockets at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers visiting the LA Clippers at 10:30 p.m.

The network's live game schedule and telecast notes follow.

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Studio coverage throughout the night will be led by Matt Winer, along with Kevin McHale, Isiah Thomas and Grant Hill.

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TNT will tip off the 2017-18 NBA regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with an Opening Night doubleheader full of compelling storylines. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Cleveland Cavaliers and four-time NBA MVP LeBron James will host the Boston Celtics, with offseason acquisitions Kyrie Irving - facing his former team - and Gordon Hayward, in a rematch of last year’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

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In the nightcap, the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, with former Kia NBA Most Valuable Player award recipients Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, will host the Houston Rockets with newcomer Chris Paul playing alongside James Harden,at 10:30 p.m. ET.

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Additionally, live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT games is available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT app. Fans are able to access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the user name and password provided by their TV service provider.